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Post by arlowe13 on Oct 9, 2016 19:29:09 GMT -5
400 bowhunters in Big Oaks this weekend. 11 deer killed.
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Post by arlowe13 on Oct 9, 2016 16:49:46 GMT -5
It's a painful set-up though. Lol! I have to position the climber on the backside of the tree for cover, which means I have to sit on the crossbar with little padding and no back support. I have to hold my bow upright on my knee, and my safety strap has to wrap under my arm to the tree. To add insult to injury, the deer don't show up until sunset, which only gives me a half hour window for them to reach me and get a shot off. I have to sit like this for three hours for that few minutes of action. Lol! Deer-view mirror, 'nuff said lol
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Post by arlowe13 on Oct 9, 2016 12:51:00 GMT -5
Well no deer for for me this morning and I'm taking the next two weekends off. I'll be back in Halloween weekend That sounds like a good time to go. Yup, I will hunt 16 days starting 10/28 through the second weekend of gun season. I get hell for it but i always tell her I'm not as bad as some 😀
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Post by arlowe13 on Oct 9, 2016 12:28:17 GMT -5
Well no deer for for me this morning and I'm taking the next two weekends off. I'll be back in Halloween weekend
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Post by arlowe13 on Oct 9, 2016 9:41:49 GMT -5
Need to get ahold of OWNER. ASAP TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE I texted him once i got to my stand. By the time he made it over there, the calf had made its way deeper into the pond and drown. Sucks. I did all I could to get it unstuck and out of the mud. Looked like it was free and clear.
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Post by arlowe13 on Oct 9, 2016 5:55:20 GMT -5
Interesting walk in this morning. Came up on a calf stuck in the mud of a small pond. I was able to get it unstuck but I'm not sure it has the strength to get up. Hopefully once it warms up she will be able to get out. Of course I was rewarded by bumping deer bedded directly under my stand. That's how it goes I guess.
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Post by arlowe13 on Oct 8, 2016 5:58:33 GMT -5
Good morning! Let's kill some deer folks
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Post by arlowe13 on Oct 7, 2016 6:28:24 GMT -5
Fog making its way up from the Ohio River.
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Post by arlowe13 on Oct 7, 2016 6:03:18 GMT -5
Ton of deer in the fields walking in this morning. Acorns RAINING
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Post by arlowe13 on Oct 6, 2016 4:49:18 GMT -5
That brings up an interesting thought. Thread possibly coming Disregard, I was thingking there was a minimum barrel length. Maybe im thinking of an earlier version. No, you were correct. There is a 4" barrel minimum length.
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Post by arlowe13 on Oct 4, 2016 21:18:16 GMT -5
Simple answer to the title question...Hunt your way and own it. Don't apologize for it. Don't tell others their way is wrong. Hunting, though often a very social event, is also a very private event that is yours to make it what you want. Enjoy your experiences!
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Post by arlowe13 on Oct 4, 2016 19:52:46 GMT -5
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Post by arlowe13 on Oct 4, 2016 19:44:46 GMT -5
Geeze. Im shooting 504 grain carbon arrows lol 487; you have me beat 490! Lol, I love flingin rebar. They stop for NOTHING!
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Post by arlowe13 on Oct 4, 2016 19:17:03 GMT -5
I usually just put cams in near my stands. That way they're easy to check whenever I hunt that stand. Takes 5 seconds to swap cards out. I have an SD card reader for my phone so I can browse through the pics once I'm up in my stand.
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Post by arlowe13 on Oct 4, 2016 11:43:15 GMT -5
I think 340 grains, which includes an 85-grain broadhead. I drove up to Crown Point as soon as I bought the bow and had "Tony219er" from ArcheryTalk build me a set of strings/cables and tune it. You're probably a little over 300fps.
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Post by arlowe13 on Oct 4, 2016 11:37:41 GMT -5
With my Athens Archery Ace, 70lb, 29", 490gr arrow...288fps. It flat out thumps whatever it hits and with that heavy arrow, an already quiet bow is dead silent.
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Post by arlowe13 on Oct 4, 2016 11:36:21 GMT -5
I've been using the Maxima Blue Streak Selects the last few years. At 56# draw weight and 28" draw length, I'm cranking right on the 300 FPS mark with a Bowtech RPM 360. How heavy is your arrow?
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Post by arlowe13 on Oct 4, 2016 7:24:29 GMT -5
Ive not run it through a chrono .... my short draw usually kills the rated speed. I would think with my setup (67 lbs, 28" and 440gr arrow) that it would be around 280 or so. IBO is rated at 331. Probably 268-270.
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Post by arlowe13 on Oct 3, 2016 19:16:07 GMT -5
I think I'm on my 4th hunting bow and 4th target bow since 2010 LOL...but, I'm on Staff with a company, so not sure that counts....gotta have the latest to show off
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Post by arlowe13 on Oct 2, 2016 19:56:15 GMT -5
I don't see a lifeline hanging from that stand. Just saying. Stay safe and hunt hard. Thanks for the heads up. I don't have one up yet. I did a lot of automation engineering for P&G and to work there you always had to use the three step climbing procedure. I always have two hands in the ladder and only one foot etc. The big help is the extra step and a half above my stand. I still use the 3 step going down onto the stand. I going o add one next time out. I work for P&G. Family Care R&D.
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